Bill Freeman

John and Meg Bains, two teen-agers, hire on a lumber crew in Canada in the 1800's.

In Canada's turbulent labour relations history, few players are more prominent than Steelworkers Local 1005 at Stelco in Hamilton. The battle from 1919 to 1944 to establish a union in the face of hostile management. The 1946 strike, in which Stelco, under "siege" by land, air and sea (The Whisper), became a focus for the postwar showdown between the labour movement and a Liberal government determined to keep wages down. The chaotic 1966 wildcat strike that tore the union apart as the leadership defended the labour relations system and fought with members determined to improve their lot.

Living by their wits on the streets of Toronto in the 1870's, a poor brother and sister find their search for work complicated by encounters with street gangs, involvement with a theft ring, and eventual capture by the police.

"My mother is held as a prisoner by the Sioux," Black Eagle said, looking directly at Jamie. "Will you come with me to rescue her?" So Jamie and Kate Bains are summoned on a dangerous mission to help their friend, Black Eagle. His mother Spotted Bird is being held captive deep in Montana Territory and, unless they find her and set her free, Black Eagle may never see his mother again. To reach their destination, the three friends must travel hundreds of miles across unfamiliar prairie, battle blizzards, the U.S. Army and bands of Sioux warriors, who are the sworn enemies of Black Eagle and the Assiniboine. The obstacles they must overcome are great, but both the Bains and Black Eagle are used to adversity and determined to overcome it. Set against the harsh landscape of the Canadian and U.S. West, Sioux Winter is the story of three friends who fight to overcome great odds and keep a family together. The book is illustrated with photos chronicling this exciting period in Canadian history. This is the eighth book in the Bains series of historical novels, well-researched, action-filled narratives following the travels of one family across Canada--from Newfoundland to Alberta--in search of a better life during the hard times of the 1870s.

The story of Owen, dragonslayer, is continued in this book. This fantasy takes place in an alternate earth where dragons exist and are attracted to carbon emissions. The story is refreshing for a fantasy as it takes place at a time that appears to be somewhat contemporary to ours. In this book, the sequel to "The Story of Owen, Dragonslayer of Trondheim", Owen and Siobhan are enlisted in the oil watch.

New National Theatre, direction W.H. Rapley, business management W.H. Fowler. George Arliss (direction Klaw & Erlanger and George C. Tyler) in "Hamilton," a new play in four acts, dealing with the life of Alexander Hamilton during the period of Washington's administration, by Mary P. Hamlin and George Arliss. The play produced under the stage direction of Dudley Digges, settings designed by Clifford F. Pember and exeucted by Law Studios, costumes designed by Caroline Dudley, and executed by Imandt, Bowe & Seligman.

Meg and Jamie Bains spend twelve hours a day sewing shirts in a loud, dim room filled with row after row of poor women and children tending their sewing machines. They're lucky to have the work. In the 1870s Canada suffers from a terrible Depression, and the Bains have travelled the country looking for work since their father died, finally ending up in this dark mill in Montreal. Soon they discover they've only been hired to replace workers striking to raise their rock-bottom wages. This knowledge, along with the cold and hunger and seemingly endless workdays, starts to wear them down. As they come to know their co-workers, however, the find they're not alone in their misery. Working together they find it's possible to make change, even in the dark world of the oppressive mills. Set against the grim background of Canada's 19th century industrial cities, Trouble at Lachine Mill is the story of two young people's perseverance in the face of incredible squalour and adversity. The book is illustrated with a section of photographs chronicling the industrial city of Montreal in the late-19th century. This is the fourth book in the Bains series of historical novels, well-researched, action-filled narratives following the travels of one family across Canada--from Newfoundland to Alberta--in search of a better life during the hard times of the 1870s.

A collection of three m/m sci-fi novellas: Following the Sun - The nearly fatal crash of their spacecraft leaves Jack and Samuel stranded on a verdant planet far from civilization. Discovered and sheltered by a native tribe, the two resign themselves to new lives - lives that include a new culture, a new language, and even new love. But their new home isn't at all what it seems, and when war and illness strike, they find out just how far from home they are. Close Encounter - Space privateer Tris is just doing his job - delivering canisters to a military science vessel - when he discovers that he is transporting people infected with an engineered virus designed to exterminate the human race. In the midst of an alien attack, can the rogue pilot save patient Retter - the key to the cure? Or will he lose both humanity's salvation and his heart? Enhanced - In Earth's not-too-far future, a talented scientist stumbles over a plot to use the genetically enhanced military to declare martial law and take over the government. Dr. Ryne Siler enlists his friend, Dr. Cary Matthews, a brilliant engineer, to figure out how to stop it. When the investigation goes awry, they're on the run, and the only thing between them and capture is a hidden cache of sleeping soldiers with enhancements of their own. Ryne and Cary are desperate, but will waking these soldiers help - or just make things worse?

In this exciting tale set in the 1870s, John and Meg Bains and their friend Canso arrive in Nova Scotia to find that Canso's father has died and his schooner seized for debts. Refused credit for a fishing trip by the merchant Hunter, they take the schooner and flee to Tower Rock, Newfoundland, intending to make enough money fishing to repay the debts. But then the law arrives and Canso is jailed. Their only hope is to persuade the women of Tower Rock to catch cod with them. And that is just what happens. The story ends with Canso's trial and the final showdown with Hunter.